"Oh," Delirium said with a sad little nod. One of those things. "Everyone makes mistakes sometimes, Norman," she offered, "Even us and our mistakes can be really really really super bad. People can. Um. Explode? Or.. just.. not .. be people anymore? Or.. Well, it can be really bad. Your mistakes are human mistakes so while it feels bad to you it's really just a very small mistake in the universe. She's very forgiving of mistakes, the universe. People could be more like her if they try. Usually they try. Sometimes they get it wrong. Sometimes they don't try and that's wrong. Mistakes are forgivable. You didn't know, you know? Nobody tries to make a mistake. That's why it's a mistake. It's when people are horrible and they mean to be nasty and horrible and hurtful and hateful and, um, humbugful and.. hindsitelessfull and .. " She trailed off, looking for other words that started with 'h' but.. no, this was important, the thing she was saying, "Those people aren't very nice. When it's on purpose. Then it isn't important to forgive so much. Otherwise it is. Even if people got hurt. Sometimes all you can do is say how sorry you are and make what rights you can make, even if the only rights you can make is to not make that mistake you made no more."

She reached to pat him. "It will be ok, Norman. It almost always is, eventually."